I sort of started this chrome thread on Saturday by writing that I had just
picked up my newly rechromed bumpers Since then there's been a number of
emails asking for prices and recommendations of shops to do the work. So far
I've seen price quotes ranging form $100 (unbelievable price!) to $300 for
one bumper ( the price range I paid for triple plating). My original
recommendation stands.......... if you want to find a good, high quality,
reputable chrome shop, ask at the custom biker or hot rod shops. Do you
really think a biker..... and I'm talking the Harley crowd here..... would
put up with what Nu-Chrome did to this lister??? Maybe once, but word would
get out and they'd never go there or recommend them again. I've found the
biker crowd to be very friendly and as proud of their bikes as we are of out
Triumphs. I've got as many "thumbs up" from them as I have from other LBC
owners. I'm sure prices vary around the country, but $300 - 350 per bumper
for triple plating is probably closer to the "norm". BTW....... the TR6 hit
the road today for the first time in 3 months...... sunny and almost 60 in
Connecticut after 9 -12" of snow on Monday!!
Just my 2 cents.
Bob Danielson
75 TR6 - Status at
http://pages.cthome.net/BobD
----- Original Message -----
From: <vafred@erols.com>
To: <triumphs@autox.team.net>
Cc: <spitfires@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, March 18, 1999 1:12 AM
Subject: chrome
>
>Listers, since we're talking about chrome here is a shrt story that
>happened to me in the last 10 days. Nu-Chrome Corp, located in New
>Bedford, Mass, I have been dealing in a small way with this Co. for 5
>years, twice in the past two years someone else's job has been by error
>shipped to me, and returned to Nu-Chrome by me at my expense both time,
>with never a thank you or any comments at all, last week I called to ask
>a price on anadozing 2 drip rail molding, his quote 100/120, so I send
>them up, 3 days later he calls and says the price will be 180.00,I remind
>him of his phone quote and his reply, "Oh just a estimate", well sir how
>can you be off 80% in your line of work, take it or leave it, I ask for
>him to return them to me. Return them he did, UPS "cashier's check only",
>now who has a cashier's check in their home, I live 15 miles round trip
>to the nearest bank/post office. If you don't take his service/price then
>the hell with you, he gets even, so much for Nu-Chrome of NewBedford,
>Mass. for me, I just think you should also know how they operates.
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